A Thousand Heroes
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| A Thousand Heroes | |
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 Film poster | |
| Also known as | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 |
| Written by | Harve Bennett |
| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Charles Fox |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dorothea G. Petrie |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | William Wages |
| Editor | Paul LaMastra |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 24, 1992 |
A Thousand Heroes is a 1992 American disaster drama television film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Harve Bennett. The film stars Charlton Heston, Richard Thomas, and James Coburn. It is based on a true story of United Airlines Flight 232, which crash-landed at Sioux City, Iowa on July 19, 1989.
Cast
[edit]- Charlton Heston as Al Haynes
- Richard Thomas as Gary Brown
- James Coburn as Jim Hathaway
- Leon Russom as Bob Hamilton
- John M. Jackson as Dennis Nielsen
- Tom O'Brien as Chris Porter
- Philip Baker Hall as Sam Gochenour
- Tom Everett as Mack Zubinski
- Carmen Argenziano as Bill Records
- Bruce McGill as Dudley Dvorak
- Arthur Rosenberg as Dennis Fitch
- Bill Geisslinger as Chuck Sundberg
- Steven M. Porter as Gary Anderson
- Stephanie Dunnam as Elaine Brown
- Mariangela Pino as Marcia Poole
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1992 | 44th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special | Lamont Johnson | Nominated | [1] |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Andre Caporaso Clark Conrad Gary Gelfand Stephen Grubbs Philip Jamtaas Joseph A. Johnston Stan Jones Craig Otte David A. Scharf Randal S. Thomas Terence Thomas |
Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special | David E. Fluhr George R. Groves Jr. Troy Porter Kenneth B. Ross |
Nominated | |||
| 39th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley | Stephen Grubbs | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "CRASH LANDING: THE RESCUE OF FLIGHT 232". Television Academy. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
External links
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- 1992 films
- 1992 drama films
- 1992 television films
- 1990s action drama films
- 1990s disaster films
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- American films based on actual events
- American action drama films
- American aviation films
- American disaster films
- American Broadcasting Company original films
- Disaster television films
- American drama television films
- Films about aviation accidents or incidents
- Films directed by Lamont Johnson
- Films scored by Charles Fox
- Films set in 1989
- Films set in Iowa
- Films shot in Iowa
- Films with screenplays by Harve Bennett
- Television films based on actual events
- 1990s American films
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